All STAT members are insured to teach remotely, following the guidance published by STAT available on the member’s portal, see links below. By ‘remote teaching’ we mean any form of teaching where the teacher and student are not in the same room. This could take a wide variety of forms ranging, for example, from discussing books over the phone, giving advice to existing pupils online, remote 'talk throughs' in semi-supine, to other activities. For any member who is offering remote teaching there are important implications that need to be considered both for our Liability Insurance and the continued reputation of the AT and STAT teachers. STAT has issued guidance to support you, covering:
- your responsibility as professionals and members of STAT when talking to prospective students about the advantages and limitations of different ways of learning the Alexander Technique;
- advice that must be followed to be insured for remote teaching and potential safeguarding points you need to consider when you are teaching vulnerable adults or anyone under 18. You may wish to create an online teaching policy (for example addressing the points lists) to share with the educational establishment you work and / or your pupils’ parents as appropriate. https://alexandertechnique.co.uk/for-members/notice/stat-guidance-remot…
- the remote online teaching risk assessment template and a generic example; https://alexandertechnique.co.uk/for-members/document/remote-teaching-s…